South Korea's prosecutors indict President Yoon for insurrection

Decision comes days after anti-corruption agencies recommended him to be charged

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South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol attends the fourth hearing of his impeachment trial over his short-lived imposition of martial law at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Jan. 23. © Reuters

January 26, 2025 19:15 JST

Updated on January 26, 2025 21:43 JST

SEOUL (Reuters) -- South Korea's prosecutors indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday on charges of leading an insurrection with his short-lived imposition of martial law on Dec. 3, Yoon's lawyers and the main opposition party said.

Yoon's lawyers criticized the indictment as the "worst choice" made by the prosecution service, while the main opposition party welcomed the decision.